The Black Sheep Knitter Podcast - Episode 1: Welcome, friends! 

You had me laughing how you explain the sweater/hem problem! Love your humor despite to deal with frustration.😄

“And then I raised my arm” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ...you are a breath of fresh air....can’t wait for next episode 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

So very happy to see another Black knitter here on RU-vid and immediately subscribed; beautiful makes and great podcast!

Please, please, please do this regularly… no pressure 😂😂😂. I love your story telling style and your dry humor. 💗💗💗

"I see the pattern. I buy the yarn and don't cast it on." You are speaking my language. Loved this!!

“As knitters we make more work for ourselves, trying to do less work. That’s what we do.” That spoke to me.

First episode? You're a natural! 3,000 subscribers right out of the gate? You're going to be HUGE! Great personality, great aesthetic, great vibe, great hair. I can't wait for episode 2. 😍

Lmao! "I am not a hoarder. We do not use that word in this craft house..." That hit my soul! 😂

Really a first time podcaster??? Wow, you're so relaxed and natural at it. Loved it!

Laughing out loud 🤣🤣🤣 You are like a breath of fresh air 😄Congratulations to this wonderful first episode 👏👏👏

You have the perfect podcast personality 🥹 I so often get bored or rubbed the wrong way as a beginner knitter and you truly are so special. So excited to see more of you and your projects ❤️

Greetings from Scotland…Thank you so much Sarah for this delightful and inspiring video… so nice to have a new knitting friend to spend time with 🥃🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💐

Gosh, I loved this episode. Your humor & conversation = pure joy.

I am a new knitter and believe me when i tell you, i have been watching ALOT of knitting podcasts. And YOURS is wonderful. Can’t wait for your next episode!

This was so hilarious about the cabled sweater! I laughed and laughed. Please do this more often, you are so funny! I am a knitter too and it was so recognizable!

So happy to have discovered you today! What a delightful podcast. I was smiling all the while.

Please keep making videos! I feel so lucky to have stumbled across your very first episode. Tonight I finished a sweater and realized it's awful. I needed a little knitting pick me up, and you brought it. Much gratitude!

Loved spending time with you. You are a complete natural. Wash your mouth out …… “ I have to stop knitting shawls”…..WHAT!?! Never. Knit what makes you happy. #itsmyknittingillcastonifiwantto xxxx

I wish I was in your local knitting circle!!! Continue to knit what you love - you can never have enough shawls!!!! If you do find that you have too many - give them to someone struggling in life. It is your ability to be with them and give them a hug when they need it!!!

I'm always so impressed when knitters on RU-vid make videos talking straight to camera for more than half hr. I would run out of things to say in 10 mins.

So delighted to have stumbled on your podcast! How refreshing to have found someone with a sense of humor, taste (no bunnies or pink ruffles), self-acceptance, great attitude……..I could go on. Are you a full-time knitter? And you solve my major pet peeve with most stash busters: yes, pets. Why do so many of them think I want to see their puppies and kitties?

Thank you so much for making me giggle and laugh! It's been a bit of a rough winter so far, but you rocked my world! Thank Ruth Lives To Knit for tuning many of us in to your podcasts. Keep them coming!

I get the Stephen's obsession, his patterns are honestly some of the best I've ever worked with. Not only the finished pieces are gorgeous and unique, but the patterns are SUPER engaging and you learn a tonne of new techniques every time (at least I do, i've only been knitting for three years). And they are so easy to follow? Just straight up follow what he says even if in your head it doesn't make sense and it comes out perfectly. Great first podcast!

Needles At The Ready sent me-and I’m so glad! Very enjoyable!

You’re really really really good 💖💖💖💖💖 seriously really good

You are a talented lady. Lovely to see a black lady showing her love of the fibre arts. Enjoying your podcasts from Kettering in England.. I am an other black knitter who share your love of creative arts. So enjoyable watching you

Happy Fiber Joy! 🎶🎶🎶🎶 Wisconsin in the house 😊

Great to see a hometown girl doing a podcast. I love that that the eastside has been blessed with Fiddlesticks! For 2022 I had a goal of learning sweater construction for my body. I ended up cutting 2 sweaters and reknitting. It's what we do. I love all your color choices. If you don't wish to wear your Steven West shawl, hang it on the wall and call it art. We spend too much time and money on our knits not to display them.

Oh just unravel…... You totally don’t need to cut that it’s top down. Maybe a brief time out would help and then tackle that sweater! Your MKL is great! Love the way it looks on.

You are too funny re alpacas. Katie was definitely jealous of your hair!

Love your podcast! I so appreciate your sense of humor and pleeeeease pleeeease talk about all your yarn acquisitions. I could watch and listen to you discuss all the yarn, I’m a yarn nerd myself. It’ll never be boring! Also I can feel in good company as I’m also a keen collector of fibre 😂

Oh my gosh, I’m so delighted I found your podcast! Your first podcast?? You are so comfortable in front of the camera! I love your enthusiasm, candor, and humor! Your backdrop and lighting are so great! You are the whole package! I can’t wait for the next episode!!

I normally am bored by podcasts, but because of your personality, I love watching this. Thanks for the smiles 😊

Beautiful cowl 😍 and the malabrigo rios obsession is REAL 😂

Rip it Girl! If you love the yarn and the cables, imagine how great it will be when you get the pattern right. I knitted Andrea Mowery's Shifty sweater from the neck to waist, and ripped the whole thing back to the neck line, and re-knit it. Now it is my favorite sweater! It was worth all the ripping and redoing.

Welcome to podcasting and I love the curls.

That cowl is absolutely gorgeous!

I am an Texas girl living in Iowa. I totally agree with the weather.. I've been ready for colder weather, and we have not gotten much snow... I'd love to get a good snow! Love your Slipstravanga! It was so much fun to do! The bigger border is totally worth it!

Thoroughly enjoyed your sharing your knitting knowledge and experiences with. Please keep sharing your knit, crochet, and fiber life as you are a pleasure to share time with. 🏵

You made me laugh so hard when you raised your arms!!! You are very entertaining. I will be back for more. I have learned from many knitters that we will make mistakes but we keep on going. We do not give up.

Okay, I am SOOO happy to have found you today. I loved your humor and how you really called out the reality of things. We take more time trying to save time..... EXACTLY that! I am so looking forward to seeing more from you. I did anticipate your sweater problem when you talked about your torso length and the yoke depth, but I laughed out loud when you did show and tell. We have ALL been there.

😂😂😂I loved this so much..." then I lift my arm..." I immediately subscribed!! You are Great!

FANTASTIC first podcast. Thank you for sharing. Love ALL your projects! That Pink- fabulous 🤓

Thank you for speaking to my inner knitting, fiber, fashionista. My heart reached out to you when you lifted both arms, and the sweater sat on your chest. The angst, the pride, the crazy of what to do then, the end product doesn’t work, but is beautiful. How to explain the passion and puzzle of knitting for your body. Hmmmm. Just thank you. Really, thank you for speaking so very clearly to my inner fiber demon.

Hi Sarah. Knitting is not one of my favorite hobbies. 😢 I learned to knit American style 50 plus years ago. I'm now 64 and trying to knit continental style. Only knitting now, purl looks hard. I have a bad tremor is a deterrent for me. I love crocheting, weaving, sewing...making quilts and using my embroidery machines!! I'm glad I found you too!! If only you lived closer to me!!❤️

I love the way you talk about what you are knitting and not the stuff on the closet 🤣. So many times I had chuckle because I could so relate.

Don’t give up on your gorgeous sweater! (When you raised your arms…..😂😂😂😂)

Just saw your podcast and thought I’d listen for a minute. What a joy you are. I feel like we’re having a glass of wine and discussing our craft. I’m a quilter and a crochet person and have no idea what you’re talking about. But…. I’m enjoying every minute of your podcast so much that I subscribed.

You are my new favorite crafting podcast!😊 I feel like I’m in the room with you chatting, I looking forward to more episodes. Congrats on getting started.

I have never seen a first potcast, who is so very good. You make me smile. I love your personality, amazing. Please go for more. I am waiting. Greetings from germany. My twin says to me, you must look that girl, she was so wright. We both send you hugs💜🧡💛💚💙💗❤

I love your energy, you send out so much joy, thank you! Your lovely cowl has the color of your lips, that is why it suits you so well. Your cable sweater deserves to be frogged and reknit from the middle of the yoke, it will be such a delight for you and you will be so proud of it. I suggest you do it in 3 steps: 1) write down the stitch numbers and changes you want to make. Then put it away. 2) another day frogg it to the middle of the yoke and put it away. 3) One month later, schedule to reknitt using your notes. Looking forward to see you next podcast… love from pat in Switzerland

Absolutely loved your podcast, sending you loads of zoomie energy to whizz your way through all those shawls…😘❤️🤗✨✨✨✨

Beautiful podcast! I love your energy! I look forward to seeing the yarn you buy! I love to buy yarn, too…and it makes me very happy! 🐑♥️🐑♥️🐑

Love your first podcast! I enjoy how Kevin & Ray of Needles at the Ready refer to their stash - the pantry. Most of us probably have a well-stocked pantry!

Please keep making videos. You are a natural--I feel like we're just chatting and knitting over coffee. Subscribed immediately!!

For sure...you are right. Those stashed absolutely do not count! Omg....that is a lovely sweater! So sharp...until you move your arm. Oh snap. That is so frustrating! Maybe you could give it to a friend??? It is beautiful. Give it a year to rest in your mind and fix the pattern to make. Iove that purple Steven West shawl. Your color choice is the best yet!

Love your colors on the slipstravaganza. gorgeous!!!!

Wow, that is one deep yoke! Good for you for reworking it so you'll end up with a beautiful sweater you love to wear! Really enjoying your podcast!

Lol! When you pretended you were watching a basketball game and it just flew up! 😅😅😅 yes, you gotta fix it. Painful, but worth it.

You. Are brilliant. Sooo glad Kevin and Ray from Needles at the Ready mentioned your podcast! I’m really looking forward to your next epi, and the ongoing sweater saga 😂

Love the colors. Love malabrigo yarns. ❤

Ok, another person who loves EVERY fiber art in the universe! Also, I collect yarn, fabric, spinning wool, thread . . . . I no longer have a craft room. I have a craft house. You are correct. It’s not hoarding.

😆😆😆"They're not WIPS, they're in the closet". Arms up....oh my goodness, that is definitely a fitting issue and a weird one. It would be absolutely stunning as a cape; maybe just remove the sleeves? It is truly beautiful on you so I hope you find a solution you like. However, I think, sleeves starting at the waist will still cause a problem when you lift your arms no matter how much longer you make the sweater. Your concept for lengthening sounds good though. Love the hot pink and greys together! I really enjoyed your chat about the Holst yarn in regard to your shawl and like the idea of talking about your yarn acquisitions ("Those are the ones who have my hair"...you have made me laugh so often in this past hour. Thank you so much). Looking forward to future episodes. HUgs

delightful! You seem so relaxed and comfortable doing this. Keep going. Confessions of a shawl knitter... nothing wrong with shawls, they're easy to wear, fun to knit and play with different colors/fibers/techniques. Love shawls. Look forward to 2nd episode.

Incredible * I enjoyed hanging out with you immensely. Looking forward to the next episode da di da di daaaaa 🧶

Your snowy forest sweater is glorious!

You might have just become one of my top five knitting podcasters! So fun! I needed the laughter and it was abundantly provided! I loved the contrast of a carrot eating alpaca vs a celery eating alpaca! I loved that I can redefine myself as a collector not a hoarder! Amy Palco uses the acronym SABLE. Stash acquired beyond life expectancy-- my question how many life times are allowed!? I loved your first episode and can’t wait for more!!! BTW I bought yarn for Twist and Turn and quit on it- wasn’t a fan of the finished project- looked like the Queen of Hearts from Alice In Wonderland but another West shawl will prevail! Thanks for a great podcast!❤

YEESS, very happy to see a black knitter. Please keep going!

your wonderful cowl has blue and pink in it too....lovely!

HI! So happy to have found your podcast. I am so happy to hear that you love all fiber as well. I love Knitting, cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting and sewing! Lol! Looking forward to following you! Welcome!!

You’re so natural, smart and warm, I felt like we were having a sit-and-knit together! Glad I found you. Good luck! 🎉. (I agree, acquisitions talk is boring unless linked to choice of a pattern.)

This was great. I love your natural humour. I'm glad you decided to share your yarn journey with us through youtube videos and look forward to many more. By 18 minutes in I found myself chuckling out loud. You hit my pet peeve with the sleeve drama. I find myself constantly checking the under arm of pictures of (particularly) top down patterns to see if there is any chance the finished object is going to ride up with a raised arm. So many do. Your example is such a good one. Kind of like an exaggeration to make a point lol. Lately I've taken to adding short rows under arms to "replace" fabric that would be there if the sweater was a flat knit construction with a straight body and set in sleeves. I too am a recent discoverer of Stephen West. I saw people doing last year's MKAL here on RU-vid after returning to my knitting journey mid last year. After making progress with my knitting skills and debating about my capacity I decided to join this year's MKAL. My first MKAL of anything. I made my decision, after a lot of umming and uhhing, early in September. The thing is, apart from not being one to like doing nothing while waiting, I decided to have a go at a Stephen West shawl while I was waiting. To see how I might go before the event, right? We have time right? I could easily have done many other things taking not nearly so much time. I did not get it finished by the time of the MKAL. Nearly finished but one section to go, and a long one. So I found myself with 2 shawls on the go in October and I've never been a shawl maker or wearer. I did not expect to keep up with the MKAL but I did. On finding myself with time after clue 3, which I completed quickly with some kind of binge mode knitting, I got back to the first shawl and managed to finish it just before the last clue came out for the MKAL. I was pretty burned out from knitting by this time but plugged though and finished my shawl by the last day of the month. Strangely, I was so high on managing to finish 2 SW shawls in 2 months that I started a Vertices Unite to see why everyone seemed to make a fuss over it being enjoyable. It was, and I finished that shawl in November. I've got yarn hitting the needles now for a Doodler and some waiting to be an Exploration Station. I just bought the Winter Lights pattern and the Starflake. What is happening to me????

Thoroughly enjoyed meeting you and seeing all of your projects. Good luck altering your cabled sweater. It is so beautiful and definitely worth the extra effort to make it comfortable to wear. Love all of your shawls, and the color schemes you’ve chosen. Future you will be so happy you made all of them.

That grey and pink is everything!😍🥰 Loved this episode. Thanks for sharing your humor with us, now I understand why you have 2.7K views on a first episode! 😅😂😂🤣Congrats! PS jewel is a neckline, bracelet is sleeve length.

Greetings from Australia. I love your podcast, I can’t believe it’s your first one. What a natural. I have subscribed and can’t wait for the next one.

I wanted to add that I thoroughly enjoyed this introduction, and look forward to more episodes in the future.

OMG‼️ I loved your cable sweater story and couldn’t stop laughing. If it’s any consolation, it looks beautiful on you. Thumbs up and subscribed!

Loved your episode!! Eagerly anticipating Episode 2!!❤❤

Fabulous, you are loads of fun and gave some great knits! Looking forward to the next episode 😀

Oh boy thank you for that! You are hysterical. I totally relate to your Snowy Forest dilemma since I just blocked mine. And the Twist and Turns shawl!! Haha… just did that one too. Looking very forward to your next installment. Yarn hoarders unite!

You are such a delight! So happy I found you. Your knits are inspiring and its nice to see that even a seasoned knitter can have projects that don't quite turn out like planned. I can't wait to see all your shawls. Be safe in your travels and Happy Birthday. I look forward to all your future podcasts.

Hi Sarah, so glad you decided to do a podcast. and then I raised my arms…..OMG you are so funny! I too love your sweater and would be determined to find a solution. You’ll do it, I know you will. Happy knitting I’ll be waiting for you to you post Episode 2. PS forgot to tell you how lovely Malabrigo Rios colorway is with your completion…..it’s a beautiful cowl on you!

Oh my goodness that sweater is gorgeous,so yes please finish it.This is the year that I am determined to make wearable sweater . Love your podcast 💕

I am so very happy Ray and Kevin, at @needlesattheready mentioned your podcast. I enjoyed every minute of this first episode and can't believe it's just the first one! I'm looking forward to following your creative adventures and admiring your projects.

Love you and your podcast and your hair and your stories and your knitting and your colors. What more can I say. Keep it coming!😜😍

I'm so glad I found your podcast! You are so entertaining and glad you fell down the Westknit rabbit hole too! Yes, a collector of fine fiber and not a hoarder. I'm excited to watch the rest of your episodes and follow you on your journey.

Needles at the Ready sent me! Your podcast is fabulous...and your color combo for the Twists & Turns MKAL is my new obsession!! Looking forward to seeing your next episode.

Wonderful to meet you. This was fun! Loving forward to more.

Just wanted to say hi! I love Holst yarns... Like a lot! ❤️❤️😆😆😆

Omg definitely add more to your beautiful garment! Love your podcast. You made me laugh and smile. Thanks so much, really needed this.

Enjoyed spending time with you so much! Looking forward to episode2!

Such a fun podcast Sara/Sarah. Wow can you knit. It was such a pleasure to watch. Happy shopping 🛍

I loved your first episode. I found myself laughing out loud along with you. You are so funny and comfortable in front of the camera! You are right, you can’t flash the girls when raising your arm. Rip that baby back and add some length. Looking forward to future episodes. Have a happy holiday season!

Honestly, I could watch/listen you all day

I so loved your first podcast, Sarah! If you're ever looking for black sport weight yarn again, a couple of good options are The Farmer's Daughter Fibers' Recollect in the Legend colorway, and Lovely Valley Wool's Merino-Rambouillet natural black. Happy knitting!

Very fun knitting podcast! I'm in. Appreciate your humor a realness.

I just love your podcast! You are a joy to watch and just a natural talker. Please keep going as I love your knits and everything you share.❤

I understand you so much: going from being who’s Stephen West to wanting to knit everything he does. I didn’t get it until I had one on my needles… he knows how to bring joy in knitting. Congrats on your first podcast, I look forward to the next!

I lived in Madison for 10+ years and miss it. The last time I was in town, I stopped by Fiddlesticks and really enjoyed seeing the shop. I've had a similar experience with a Malabrigo colorway - PearlTen does a similar brown/purple switch. I've knit the Hipster and the Lightweight Hipster, but I didn't realize there was a cowl. It looks so squishy and cozy!

So much fun to watch this! I love your stories and your passion for yarn and knitting!